When we think of mourning, we often equate it with grief. The two are definitely related. We mourn because we have suffered loss. In life, we will continue to experience periods of loss and the grief that goes with it. When Jesus talked about the blessing for those who mourn, he may have had more…
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I have become almost obsessed with the idea that we need peace more than ever! There is a different peace that we sometimes overlook when we think about peace. As followers of Jesus, we experience that inner peace that God gives us. It is a profound contentment that is not dependent on circumstances or our…
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Grace and peace are gifts from God that we are to share with everyone around us. But expressions of grace and peace are lacking from the church today. We live in a time of conflict and division. Factions are publicly attacking each other. Words from the pulpit and the pew are too frequently words of…
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Honor – 1 great respect. 2 a clear sense of what is morally right. 3 something that is a privilege and a pleasure (Compact Oxford English Dictionary) These are the first three definitions of honor in this dictionary and when I ask the question about what happened to honor, I am referring to the first…
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